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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJ7_st-marys-catholic-church_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
Walnut Creek's first Catholic church was dedicated in 1884 on this site. A wooden structure of Gothic design, St. Mary's also served as a community center for many local Portuguese families. The parish later moved to its location on Mt. Diablo Bou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJ6_kirsch-home_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
Two giant date palms flanked the entrance to this stately home, owned by Michael Kirsch and his family. Kirsch owned a blacksmith and wheelwright shop next door to this house, at the corner of Main Street and Lafayette Road (now Mt. Diablo Boulevard.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RIV_walnut-creek-and-mt-diablo-central-hotel_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
The Walnut Creek and Mt. Diablo Central Hotel sat across from here on Pacheco Road (now Main Street), which connected Martinez to San Jose. Antonio Botelho, who had purchased the surrounding farm land, bought the hotel in 1882 and converted it to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RIU_st-marys-catholic-church_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
Site of
St. Mary's Catholic Church
1884 — 1940
Land given by the Botelho Family in 1880
Construction began 1882
Blessed by the Bishop 1884
Last Service - May 12, 1940
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RHL_mt-diablo-state-park_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
Like many other isolated peaks, Mt. Diablo is steeped in lore - much of it involving the mountain's name.
On a 1824 map, "M. del Diablo" signifies a Christian Indian village, not a peak. The reference to "diablo" or devil can be traced back to 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RHI_mount-diablo-beacon_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
A large flashing light atop this rotunda once guided airplanes flying through the night skies of the Bay Area. Originally held aloft on a 75-foot tower erected by Standard Oil in 1928, it served as a crucial route-finding aid in the days before el…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q09_liberty-bell-replica_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
During the U.S. Bicentennial, President Gerald R. Ford dedicated a replica of the Liberty Bell as a war memorial. The bell was donated by the local Soroptimist International chapter. Liberty Bell Plaza covers the confluence of the two creeks that …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q03_walnut-creek-meat-market_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
For 75 years, this brick building - with its sign on the north side - was the Walnut Creek Meat Market, owned by brothers Fred, Joe and Harry Lawrence. (The fourth brother ran an auto garage across the street.) The family meat market moved to Alam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q01_site-of-rogers-hotel_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
Erected 1880 by William B. Rogers
Operated by the Rogers Family until 1918
Later known as the Las Palmas Hotel,
Ala Costa Hotel, Colonial Inn, and El Curtola Inn,
Razed 1959
Dedicated 1988
Walnut Creek Historical Society
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q00_war-veterans-of-walnut-creek-viet-nam-memorial_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
War Veterans
of
Walnut Creek
Memorial to Those Sons of
Walnut Creek Who Gave Their
Lives for Freedom
Robert J. Reilly Jr. · LCPL USMC
John P. Burke PFC · USMC
Frank C. Torres Jr. · SP4 Army
James K. Koehler &…